Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 269 Let Zhu Yuanzhang know that there is a world where corvee is abolished!
Ma had already cooked a table of good meals.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer in the mood to accompany Zhang Cheng to enjoy the delicious meal cooked by Ma.

He glanced at Zhang Cheng with a complicated expression.

He remembered that Zhang Cheng mentioned that if such a situation arises, if he establishes a dynasty all over the world, he will compromise with the bureaucrats and gentry in the world for the sake of the stability of the new dynasty and the eternal wealth of the Zhu family, such as exempting the gentry from corvee service and scolding the rebels. It's a thief.

But in this life, after being influenced by Zhang Cheng and having a deeper understanding of the working people in the world, Zhu Yuanzhang subjectively felt that he was shameless and hateful in that world because he knew that he had done such compromising things in that world. .

Although, he knew that in that world, he might have to do this because Zhang Cheng didn't appear.

However, just because Zhu Yuanzhang felt that he was shameless and hateful in that world, he was still reluctant to believe that this was true, and thought to himself that because of Zhang Cheng in this world and because he knew the concept of Datong, it was Isn't it really possible to avoid becoming such an emperor?
When Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, Ma saw that he had not spoken, so he asked him, "Why don't you speak?"

When Ma asked, Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to speak to Zhang Cheng again and asked: "Mr. Zhang, if you say so, if we abandon the idea of ​​great harmony now, will this still happen?"

"maybe."

"Although we have the steam industry, land reform has not been thorough, and the education level of the people has not improved significantly."

"The land economy is still very developed, especially in areas outside Jiangnan and Huaiyang."

"In addition, many nobles under the rule of our Datong Society also rely on official business dividends, including yourself, but if they are really asked to live on rent collection again, they will not be used to it. After all, the income from rent collection is compared to dumping a large amount of cotton. The benefits to the landlords are far behind! Therefore, they will naturally not want you to abandon the Datong concept. At most, they will want you to change the Datong concept.”

"This means that if landlords want to maintain their original privileged status, they will have to work much harder than before."

"Whether it is based on personal interests or national sentiments, or whether it is to gain wealth and feel more at ease at the same time, I hope that the new country will be more progressive and better for the people!"

Zhang Cheng unabashedly and hesitantly admitted Zhu Yuanzhang's conclusion.

"For example, it can organize the people to explore overseas, organize craftsmen to overcome technical difficulties, and improve economic benefits."

"Before the great changes in the world, when farming was the main focus, the landlords could rule the world and gain a privileged status by relying on 'half of the Analects'."

"But now, if the world is really going to change, and agriculture will no longer be the mainstay, and there will be what I call industrialization, then if a person wants to be rich, in addition to having a good reincarnation, he must know the 'half of the Analects of Confucius'. Only by having other skills can you be rich!”

"As the saying goes, the one with strong soldiers and horses is the emperor."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded thoughtfully, and then asked Zhang Cheng with a smile: "I think Mr. Zhang would rather see us not giving up the concept of great harmony."

"Of course!"

However, then, Zhang Cheng stared at Zhu Yuanzhang again and said:
"But the landlords don't want to see you not giving up the idea of ​​Datong!"

"The same goes for whether this person can be rich or noble. He must have strength. If he is reincarnated well, it can be considered a kind of strength."

"We already have millions of workers under the rule of Datong Society. They have no land but have very good incomes. They are unwilling to return to the era of land-based economy."

"But maybe not."

Zhang Cheng replied at this time.

“But are the landlords willing to work so hard to transform?”

Zhang Cheng gave the answer at this point: "Of course I don't want to!"

"It's not up to them." Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled.

Zhang Cheng replied: "It's not up to them, but to force them to transform, they have to centralize power, use an iron fist, be more cunning than them, and have enough courage!"

"And I don't have much confidence or motivation to do this, so I decided to leave for a while, then see what choices you made, and then decide what to do next."

"Presumably Mr. Zhang lives in a world where there is no need to worry about the restoration of the landlords?"

At this time, Ma asked Zhang Cheng with a smile.

Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "That is, that is a world where the uprising has been successful! It is much more advanced than this world. The landlord economy has long disappeared, so I can enjoy the great benefits of the era without offending the landlords, because there are already The people in front of me got rid of the demons and ghosts for me, so I just need to take the benefits I got from this world and go to that world to enjoy life."

"What kind of world is that?"

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but asked curiously.

Zhang Cheng took a bite of the food and then said:
"Let's put it this way, I was just an ordinary commoner in that world, but I could eat a lot of meat and fish, and I didn't have to do corvee labor."

"You are a commoner in that world, so you don't have to do corvee service?"

"How is this done?"

"Do you have a good income, and can you pay for service like you do under Datong Society now?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked more and more curiously.

Zhang Cheng shook his index finger: "No, when my income was still in the lower-middle level in that world and I was not eligible to pay taxes, I could eat meat every day and no longer had to serve."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed in disbelief:
"How can this be?"

"Do I need to lie to you?"

"Don't think that I am the chief minister here, a figure respected by millions of people. Even if you are in power, you treat me as sir."

"But in that world, I was just a common people at the bottom who had been studying for more than ten years after being enlightened. It can even be said that they were still not fully enlightened. Common people who were still learning and making progress. If it weren't for the fact that I could come to this world, I would probably have to take out a loan to buy a big house in that world!”

"To be honest, if it hadn't brought me greater respect and privileges here, I wouldn't have stayed here for a long time."

"In addition, my ancestors are like you, three generations of poor farmers, but you should know what level my knowledge in certain aspects has reached in this world."

After Zhang Cheng finished speaking, he drank wine and ate vegetables, and took his time to watch the reactions of Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma were both silent.

After a while, Ma smiled and said, "We really want to see what that world is like?"

"I knew you'd be curious."

Zhang Cheng took out the phone as he spoke and handed it to Zhu Yuanzhang and Ma:
"Look at this bridge across the river. Isn't it spectacular? Is the train below similar to the steam trains that have appeared in this world?"

"Look at this again. Isn't it amazing that these scenes of big trucks harvesting wheat? No one is needed to cut the wheat. Do you think this means that many people no longer have to face the loess and turn their backs to the sky? "

(End of this chapter)